Glowing

Photo of the sun setting behind an empty field.

As daylight departs
glowing sunset approaches
with all guns blazing,

Defiant

Photo of the silhouette of a leafless tree at sunset.

Face-off with the sun
in the middle of nowhere,
one tree stands its ground.

Ouch

Close up photo of chopped onions, curry leaves, tomatoes, garlic, and green chillies on a wooden cutting board.

Outlining mine eyes,
wiping away streaming tears:
chilli-chopped fingers.

Birthday

close up photo of a birthday candle and the box it came in

Bright-eyed and sparkling,
candle, wastes its life away;
defines another.

Prime

photo of the village landscape with green and brown patches

Amidst green patches,
stripped of life; bald surfaces,
prime real estate.